Human rights campaigners in Bradford say thousands of young flood victims in Pakistan are still at risk of malnutrition.
Six months after the floods affected more than 20 million people, destroying 10,000 schools and two million homes, lives are still in immediate danger, warns the Basic Human Rights charity based in Sunbridge Road.
Its workers in Sindh province fear the situation is deteriorating with levels of malnutrition almost at critical point.
They need more funds to help deliver desperately-needed aid including high-protein foods, clean drinking water schemes and medical help.
Basic Human Rights chief executive officer Anjum Tahirkheli says children in that region are traumatised and are living a nightmare.
She said: “We are extremely concerned about the nutritional condition of the children in Sindh Province.
She added: “Children on a daily basis are living through a nightmare and severely traumatised by the devastation the floods brought, it is compounded by the lack of resources available to them resulting in high levels of malnutrition exceeding the WHO threshold.
The charity is asking for donations as little as £3 to make a big difference.
Donations can be left at Khan’s Solicitors, 24 Sunbridge Road, Bradford. Anyone who wants to get involved with the campaign can call (01274) 301996.
- Read the full story in Thursday’s T&A
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